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Friday, November 4, 2011

Earnings Beats & Misses: (LNT), (MDRX), (KND), (NPSP), (CRTX)

Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. Analysts were expecting $1.33 per share, and the company reported $1.12 per share. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -15.79% downside surprise. Investors could expect the stock price to decrease as earnings were worse than expected. Further analysis may need to be conducted to determine whether the downswing will occur. A total of 6 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of LNT fell by 2.37% or $-0.98/share to $40.37. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $33.91 and as high as $42.14. On average, 763100 shares of LNT exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 126153.

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc (MDRX) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Earnings came in at $0.21 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.2 per share. Earnings beat analyst estimates by 5.0%. Investors could expect the stock price to increase as results were better than expected. Further analysis may need to be done to determine whether the upswing will come to effect. Guidance and revenue estimates must be taken into consideration. A total of 10 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of MDRX traded higher by 2.25% or $0.44/share to $20.01. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $13.85 and as high as $23.13. On average, 2552590 shares of MDRX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 1602777.

Kindred Healthcare Inc (KND) announced their most recent earnings results for the quarter ended in September 2011. Earnings came in at $0.41 per share compared to analyst estimates of $0.29 per share. Actual earnings beat estimated earnings by $0.12 per share. Investors could expect the stock price to rise on better than expected results. Further analysis on other trends may need to be completed to determine whether the upswing will be confirmed. Guidance, stock price, and revenue estimates must be considered as well. A total of 8 analysts are currently covering this company. Shares of KND fell by 0.77% or $-0.09/share to $11.58. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $7.67 and as high as $28.99. On average, 1288670 shares of KND exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 324443.

Nps Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NPSP) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. The company reported $-0.14 per share when analysts were expecting earnings of $-0.11. Earnings were unexpectedly -27.27% lower than estimated. Investors might expect the stock price to fall as earnings were below expectations. Examining previous stock price movement may help to further determine the direction of the share price. Guidance, stock price, and revenue estimates must be considered as well. Shares of NPSP traded higher by 0.36% or $0.02/share to $5.53. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $4.35 and as high as $10.75. On average, 1288710 shares of NPSP exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 590277.

Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc (CRTX) reported earnings results for the quarter ended September 2011. They reported actual earnings per share of $0.1 when they were expecting earnings to be $0.15 per share. Earnings missed estimates by an unexpected -33.33% downside surprise. Investors could expect the stock price to fall as earnings were below expectations. Examining previous stock price movement may help to further determine the direction of the share price. Guidance, stock price, and revenue estimates must be considered as well. There is currently 1 analyst covering this firm. Investors can look to their reports for more information. Shares of CRTX traded higher by 1.31% or $0.08/share to $6.18. In the past year, the shares have traded as low as $5.06 and as high as $9.20. On average, 33076 shares of CRTX exchange hands on a given day and today's volume is recorded at 3559.